2010 U.S. age-specific prevalence rates for low vision by age and race/ethnicity
Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
---|
40-49
| 0.05% |
0.28% |
0.17% |
0.11% |
0.19% |
---|
50-54
| 0.17% |
0.52% |
0.33% |
0.20% |
0.28% |
---|
55-59
| 0.40% |
0.82% |
0.55% |
0.31% |
0.41% |
---|
60-64
| 0.85% |
1.34% |
0.93% |
0.47% |
0.66% |
---|
65-69
| 1.72% |
2.24% |
1.63% |
0.72% |
1.13% |
---|
70-74
| 3.15% |
3.83% |
2.91% |
1.10% |
2.08% |
---|
75-79
| 5.27% |
6.62% |
5.25% |
1.67% |
4.07% |
---|
80+
| 10.36% |
16.96% |
14.98% |
3.46% |
17.26% |
---|
TOTAL
| 2.25% |
1.25% |
1.69% |
1.50% |
2.04% |
---|
2010 prevalence rates of low vision by race
|
All |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
---|
Prevalence
| 0.020 |
0.022 |
0.012 |
0.017 |
0.015 |
---|
2010 U.S. prevalent cases of low vision (in thousands) by age and race/ethnicity
Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
---|
40-49
| 58 |
2 |
18 |
6 |
84 |
---|
50-54
| 41 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
62 |
---|
55-59
| 51 |
9 |
15 |
7 |
82 |
---|
60-64
| 68 |
14 |
19 |
9 |
110 |
---|
65-69
| 88 |
19 |
22 |
11 |
140 |
---|
70-74
| 126 |
26 |
27 |
14 |
193 |
---|
75-79
| 214 |
32 |
34 |
18 |
298 |
---|
80+
| 1,690 |
82 |
106 |
62 |
1,940 |
---|
TOTAL
| 2,336 |
188 |
253 |
132 |
2,909 |
---|
2010 U.S. prevalent cases of low vision (in thousands) by age, gender, and race/ethnicity
Female/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
---|
40-49
| 29 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
42 |
---|
50-54
| 21 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
32 |
---|
55-59
| 26 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
43 |
---|
60-64
| 35 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
58 |
---|
65-69
| 46 |
11 |
12 |
6 |
75 |
---|
70-74
| 68 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
106 |
---|
75-79
| 120 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
170 |
---|
80+
| 1,142 |
57 |
68 |
39 |
1,306 |
---|
TOTAL
| 1,487 |
119 |
148 |
78 |
1,832 |
---|
Male/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
---|
40-49
| 29 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
42 |
---|
50-54
| 20 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
30 |
---|
55-59
| 25 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
39 |
---|
60-64
| 33 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
52 |
---|
65-69
| 42 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
65 |
---|
70-74
| 58 |
11 |
12 |
6 |
87 |
---|
75-79
| 94 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
128 |
---|
80+
| 548 |
25 |
38 |
23 |
634 |
---|
TOTAL
| 849 |
69 |
105 |
54 |
1,077 |
---|
Projections for low vision (2010-2030-2050)
Year |
All |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
---|
2010
| 2,907,691 |
2,336,035 |
189,553 |
251,365 |
130,738 |
---|
2030
| 5,000,055 |
3,577,277 |
365,637 |
729,604 |
327,537 |
---|
2050
| 8,913,397 |
5,794,719 |
624,657 |
1,750,069 |
743,952 |
---|
Total Population
| 142,648,393 |
103,846,437 |
15,190,777 |
14,901,369 |
8,709,810 |
---|
Changes of cases between 2000 and 2010
Year |
Value |
Short Value |
---|
2000
| 2,359,360 |
2,359 |
---|
2010
| 2,907,691 |
2,908 |
---|
2000 U.S. prevalent cases of low vision (in thousands) by age and race/ethnicity
Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
---|
40-49
| 62 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
79 |
---|
50-54
| 35 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
49 |
---|
55-59
| 37 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
54 |
---|
60-64
| 46 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
70 |
---|
65-69
| 71 |
15 |
13 |
7 |
106 |
---|
70-74
| 128 |
23 |
18 |
10 |
179 |
---|
75-79
| 229 |
29 |
22 |
12 |
292 |
---|
80+
| 1,370 |
68 |
58 |
37 |
1,533 |
---|
TOTAL
| 1,978 |
154 |
147 |
83 |
2,362 |
---|
2000 U.S. prevalent cases of low vision (in thousands) by age, gender, and race/ethnicity
Female/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
---|
40-49
| 31 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
39 |
---|
50-54
| 18 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
---|
55-59
| 19 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
28 |
---|
60-64
| 24 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
37 |
---|
65-69
| 38 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
58 |
---|
70-74
| 71 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
101 |
---|
75-79
| 135 |
18 |
13 |
7 |
173 |
---|
80+
| 973 |
48 |
38 |
23 |
1,082 |
---|
TOTAL
| 1,309 |
100 |
86 |
49 |
1,544 |
---|
Male/Age |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
All |
---|
40-49
| 31 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
40 |
---|
50-54
| 17 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
---|
55-59
| 18 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
---|
60-64
| 22 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
33 |
---|
65-69
| 33 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
48 |
---|
70-74
| 57 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
78 |
---|
75-79
| 94 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
119 |
---|
80+
| 397 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
451 |
---|
TOTAL
| 669 |
54 |
61 |
34 |
818 |
---|
Last updated: February 7, 2020